...working to lose weight, today only 49%. This number is only going to get lower if we don't address this issue. Some would say that it doesn´t matter that we´re becoming overweight, they'd disingenuously tell you that you can be healthy at an size and that obesity is completely innocuous, but this logic is unscientific and illogical. Obese people are at a much greater risk of having type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, strokes, certain types of cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, fatty liver disease, kidney disease, and pregnancy problems. With risk like these how can one be healthy? ¨Well you´re just fatphobic,¨ a fat activist may tell you, but the goal is not to demonize and shame people but instead to educate and motivate people....
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...Formal Outline—Wendy Reynoso Topic: Battling Obesity in America General Purpose: to persuade Specific Purpose: to persuade the audience to take action against the problem of obesity in America I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: According to a USA Today article written by Nanci Hellmich in 2008, nearly 65% of Americans are overweight or obese. B. Credibility Statement: I have researched information on the topic of obesity multiple times. I have made an effort to live a healthier lifestyle. C. Thesis: Many Americans are becoming overweight and people need to take action and help fight weight gain by not eating as much fast food and drinking properly, as well as exercising the recommended weekly amount. D. Preview: Every year more American’s...
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...How to Prepare a Persuasive Speech Public Speaking Tips for College Students Aug 19, 2009 Carol Rzadkiewicz When it comes time for students to deliver a persuasive speech, if they follow certain guidelines, they can deliver a speech that is both powerful and effective. Students are required to take public speaking in college as part of any undergraduate program of study; and of all the speeches students will be called upon to deliver, the most difficult and challenging will probably be the persuasive speech. There are steps, however, that students can take to help them prepare an effective, perhaps even outstanding, persuasive speech. Choose a Speech Topic The first step is to select a topic. When it comes to selecting one, though, students should keep two things in mind: • Since they will be expected to conduct research, preparation will be far less tedious if they select a topic in which they are truly interested and about which they would like to know more. • Ideally, they should select a topic that deals with an issue about which they genuinely care, for if they care, their passion will be evident and passion often helps sway an audience to accept a speaker’s opinion or argument. Sample Persuasive Speech Topics Although there are countless possibilities when it comes to topics for persuasive speeches, a few that students might consider include the following: • Should capital punishment be abolished? • Should marijuana be legalized? • Does intelligent...
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...non-academic talks. Whether authors are writing to share information with readers, like a group of researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, or tell an amusing story, like Dave Chappelle in his standup routine, they make appeals to emotions, authority, or logic to persuade the audience. The choice of persuasive strategies depends on the author’s purpose and expectations of the intended audience. In the article, Race and Food Availability in an Inner-city Neighborhood, first published online in 15 October 2007, a group of researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine argues that the availability and price of quality foods in grocery stores varies from neighborhood to neighborhood. Conducting a walking survey of food options in East Harlem, NY, they came to conclusion that low-income areas, minority communities, are dominated by fast food restaurants and small stores offering limited selections of healthful foods, when Caucasian neighborhoods are located in close proximity to full-service restaurants and grocery stores offering wide selection of foods. Researchers believe that this food disparities have “implications for racial/ethnic differences in dietary quality, obesity and obesity-related disorders” (Galvez et al. 624). The title of the article, Race and Food Availability in an Inner-city Neighborhood, the name of the magazine it was published in, Public Health Nutrition, stated in the upper left-hand corner of the paper, and the scientific format, signal an academic discourse...
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...on food and beverage marketing to children Ieva Margevica 10360956 During the last twenty years marketing to children has become a vigorous tendency. As claimed by Schor (2004, p. 21), in 1980s companies used to spend 100 millions of dollars on marketing to kids. Whereas today, according to Eggerton (2007) in Linn’s and Novosat’s (2008, p. 134) research, this number has reached 15 billions of dollars, expended only on food and beverage marketing directed at youth. Additionally, in the last decades, as stated by de Onis, Blossni and Blogher (as cited in Carter, Petterson, Donovan, Ewing & Roberts, 2011), obesity and other health problem rates among kids have been rising along with the marketers’ attention to children. These simultaneously growing processes have led to the debates of marketers’ responsibility related to increasing rates of childhood obesity, diabetes and food preference distortion (Linn & Novosat, 2008, p. 134; Carter et al., 2011, p. 962; Boyland & Halford, in press, p. 1). As acknowledged by Carter’s et al. (2011, pp. 962-968) research, children are a vulnerable and easily persuadable group of society, which should be protected from marketing’s aspirations. In accordance with Boyland and Haford (in press, p. 2), the adopted regulations deviate between countries. With regard to previous studies about drawbacks, beneficial sides of existing restrictions related to marketing to youth, this paper will evaluate whether food and beverage marketing...
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...SPCH 1315 Format for Persuasive Speech Outline General Purpose: To educate parents about the different ways to combat childhood obesity Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech, I want the audience to know how to incorporate easy healthy food and lifestyle choices into their children’s daily life. Central Idea: The three things I want to focus on is how to encourage exercise in our children for busy parents, healthier food choices, and kid and budget friendly healthy recipes or alternatives. Introduction: A. Attention Device: Good afternoon, I just want to take a few minutes to talk about the growing plague of childhood obesity and what we can do as parents to prevent it in our own children. B. Childhood obesity is particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Childhood obesity can also lead to poor self-esteem and depression. 1. Encourage more exercise and play with our children 2. Chose healthier foods 3. Incorporate kid friendly healthy recipes in family menu planning Body: I. As a parent we are extremely busy. Often when we come home from work or school and there is just not enough time to let the children play outside for an hour. But children have been sitting in a classroom for 8 hours of the day with maybe 20 minutes of play for an entire school day...
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...Presentation on obesity in the USA Good morning everyone. During my stay here in America I have observed the habits of Americans in relation to foods and activity. Obesity is a big problem especially here in the USA. The American population are getting bigger and bigger and the obesity epidemic in the USA has grown over these past fifty years, which cost the USA $150 billion annually. America is a country, were everything is big: the cars, the houses, the menus on the restaurants and the people. One out of three adults in America are obese while one out of six children are obese. The obesity epidemic has grown but which factors have had an influence on the obesity epidemic? And which preventive measures have the companies, communities, schools and the First Lady done to prevent the obesity epidemic to grow even further? One contributing factor of the obesity epidemic is the fact that the eating habits have been changing over the last fifty years. Americans are more addictive to eat out instead of preparing healthy food at home and they continue eating unhealthy food although it may contribute diabetes, cancer and heart diseases. How come the obesity epidemic grown so fast and getting out of control? How come the parents feeding their children with processed foods with higher sugar, fat and calories - Is it the children who decide what to eat? Children are acting on their instincts and if they see an advertising on the TV for McDonalds with the Ronald McDonald clown and...
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...April 28, 2016 Persuasive Speech - Fast Food General Function: To persuade Specific Purpose: After my speech you will further understand why fast food is bad for your health, what is hide from you, and why they should avoid fast food overall. Central idea: The fast food industry grew affecting the life of small ranchers, corrupting the government, spreading diseases, causing and obesity epidemic putting lives in dangerous to increase their profits. Outline: I. Introduction Who is really paying for the hamburger that you ate in the fast food? Do you think that this hamburger just cost 3 dollars? Who is paying for the rest of your bill? And I have more one question for you How much is a human life worth? 480? That’s how much IBP (Mc Donald’s supplier) was fined for conditions in their plant that led to the death of several workers. A. A lot of Americans resort to eating fast food because it has become one of the easiest ways to get food when we are in a hurry however do we now what we are eating? With the popularity of fast food chains increasing drastically in the past 15 to 20 years, people’s waistlines and health problems have also been increasing. II. Body: A. First, I am going to show you why it is such a problem in America by showing you some facts about the impact of fast food in your body and your lifestyle you and from your kids. 1. According to Schlosser, the fast food industry has negatively changed the way Americans eat. Many busy Americans...
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...Persuasive communications The European commission have recently released there latest figures reviling UK women are the fattest in Europe. Obesity rates have been on a slow climb for the last 10 years which is why it has become one of the NHS main focuses. According BBC health, “Obesity is caused by two simple factors - an unhealthy diet (typically too rich in sugar and fats and not enough fibre and carbohydrate) and not doing enough exercise to burn off the calories consumed.” In 2009, 16% of boys aged 2 to 15, and 15% of girls were classed as obese between the ages of 2-15 The Health and Social Care Information Centre. This large percentage of obesity amongst children needs to be addressed before it become out of hand acceptable in society. David Cameron announced earlier this year that obesity costs the NHS £4 billion a year and that is looking to grow. This issue does need to be tackled to stop the growth of obesity not only to save money but lives too. This essay will be outline Tesco’s ‘great school run’ and the NHS ‘get fit with the Olympics’ campaigns to encourage people to become more active and analyse how they communicate with their publics differently in striving for the same result. It will also look at the similarities and differences applying different theories to each of the campaigns to come to the conclusions of their overall effectiveness. With participation in sport dropping between 2009 and 2010 (Mintel) and obesity levels growing, changes need to be...
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...and sell their products and services. Children have also been highly exposed to different types of advertisements, which have helped them to build their taste and preferences since young ages. Most of the times, however, advertisements have contributed for unhealthy habits and even obesity. On the other hand, the ability of sharing information, do online researching and read other people’s reviews have helped people to become more aware of unsafe, hazardous or defective products. In this paper, I am going to talk about my point of view of advertisements for children (mainly regarding food products) and safety recalls. I believe that advertisement for children is such a debatable issue because it values two different things. First, it involves freedom of speech, which I believe that companies have the right of promoting their products and services the way they want. If companies have become more experienced and intelligent about promoting toys and foods for children, high sales will be their reward. Therefore, I do not think it is fair for other people to tell companies how they should advertise their products since their marketing team have studied their whole life to always find the most persuasive way of selling a product. On the other hand, I believe that our human compassion should be put into consideration. Marketing and promotion of products have led to a capitalist world, where the biggest goal of companies is to make money. As stated in the “Sweet Deal – Breakfast Cereal...
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...PERSUASIVE SPEECH Topic: Vegetarianism [INTRODUCTION] Attention getter: I’d like to start off my speech with the words of George Bernard Shaw: "Animals are my friends and I don't eat my friends." Purpose and Thesis: As you may have guessed, today I’ll try to persuade you all to consider thinking about being vegetarian. Enumerated Preview: Vegetarianism used to be an unusual lifestyle choice. Today it is becoming more common and accepted by mainstream society. While there are many reasons for choosing a vegetarian diet, I’ll tell you the most important ones. Throughout the course of this presentation, we will see the personal health advantages of becoming a vegetarian, our ability to prevent animal cruelty, and the benefits to the environment and the world. Impact of the Topic and Speech: I hope that my speech will give you some thoughts to think and questions to ask. So if you have any, you may ask them after my talk. Transition: First, let’s examine the health benefits of becoming a vegetarian [BODY] I. Becoming a vegetarian has substantial health benefits. HEART DISEASE RISK Vegetarians have a lower chance of developing heart disease than meat-eaters, according to a study published in the journal "Public Health Nutrition." This large-scale study was undertaken by researchers of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in Oxford, England, and studied a total of 76,172 women and men living in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Overall, vegetarians were...
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...healthy lifestyle | PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE | | | PREPARED BY: STI FAIRUN ANNISHA BINTI HASSAN KE10064 SECTION 3 01 NOVEMBER 2011 PREPARED FOR: Madam Ainol Haryati Ibrahim, Associate Professor Center of Modern Languages and Human Sciences. Title: Exercising is part of a healthy lifestyle. General purpose: To persuade Specific purpose: To persuade my audience to do some exercising. Central Main Idea: Lack of exercise is harmful to our health. Exercise is not a large investment, but the yield is very high. So we should all exercise to take advantage of this. INTRODUCTION: Attention getter: Are you getting a bit tired of that three inch spare tire around your waist? Are you becoming increasingly lazy, fat? Let's see, exercise, and improve your fitness level, or sit down with a glass of soft drink and watch your favorite evening television show. What would you do? Background information of the topic: We all want to keep our bodies young and healthy so that we can live long, happy and fulfilling lives. There is one simple thing you can do every day to help you deflect those health problems and protect your body from damage and deterioration: exercise. Preview of the speech (central idea); I want to persuade the audiences that exercise plays a major role in protecting your health and your life. So lack of exercise is harmful to our health and we must take fully advantages of the exercising. Transition to body of speech (I would like to show...
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...Zaireen Rahaman Public Speaking: Persuasive Speech Who in here is a vegetarian? For those who did not put their hands up might want to change their minds in the end on how they feel about eating meat or wearing products made from or tested on animals. Most of us grew up consuming meat, wearing clothing made from animals, and has seen animals at zoos or circuses. Have you ever considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved? Animals raised on modern factory farms and killed in slaughtered houses endure unimaginable suffering. I hope once you listen to what I have to say about the routine cruelty involved in raising, transporting, and killing animal for food you’ll join the millions of people to leave meat of their plate and prohibit the cruelty of animals. If slaughter houses had glass walls everyone would be vegetarian. In modern factory farms, animals are jam-packed by the thousands into grimy, enclosed sheds and restricted to wire cages, dirt lots, and other brutal confinement systems. These animals would never have the opportunity to raise their families, or do anything that is of their natural instincts. The majority would not even feel the sun’s rays or breathe fresh air until they are hoarded away on to trucks; headed for slaughtering. ‘Old Mc Donald had a farm’ is not as it once was. If slaughter houses had glass walls everyone would be vegetarian. Chickens have the ability to reason in some instances that are greater than dogs and children yet they are...
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...Advertising to children has existed for a long time; however what has changed is the amount of advertising and the media through which it comes. Today’s commercials are more sophisticated and pervasive, it is not that the products are good or bad, it is the notion of manipulating children to buy the product. Children are not little adults and their minds are not fully developed, still marketers are playing to their developmental vulnerability. The advertising that children are exposed to today is honed by psychologist and is enhanced by media technologies (Clay, 2000). The issues surround the impact of commercial culture and children’s well-being usually generates plumes of steam and everyone gets excited about it. However there seem to be two very hostile sides that are digging themselves in. On one side there are the evil corporations vs. the helpless children; on the other side there are the marketers that claim television is good for children. Overall this shows that children are entirely helpless and open to manipulation in such a wholesale way. So who is right? Is commercialism bad for children, or is commercial simply a part of modern democratic or capitalistic system which children are okay with. Nevertheless, the basic rule of advertising is to be truthful and not mislead the consumer. In today’s world of technology overload, younger and younger children are being exposed to product branding and marketing. Advertisers are notorious for exaggerating the benefits...
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...Markel Stavro Seema Kurup English 101 W01 October 8, 2014 Advertising towards children should be banned A child has a vulnerable mind. He is attempting to understand how the world works, and constantly absorbing all kinds of impressions by scanning the environment he lives in. Television advertisements are very stimulating to adults, let alone to a child that lacks the knowledge of knowing whether an advertisement message is good or bad for his wellbeing. I believe that there should be a restriction on television advertisements aimed at children because they have immature minds and are easily influenced. Nowadays, children spend most of their time in front of TV screens and as a consequence, allowing TV to manipulate their minds to a great extent. It alters their way of thinking. Children’s mind is not mature enough to differentiate what is right and wrong. For that reason, they majorly rely on the feedback they receive from their parents and school. They are told in school or by their parents that something is not good for their health or dangerous but on TV there are advertisements going on that say those acts or things are completely fine and they should be followed. Eventually, kids will develop a bad mindset of how happiness is achieved. They will grow up with the delusion that they will get fulfillment from objects, however, the reality is that materialistic products will only briefly satisfy them. This leads...
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